Institute of Astronomy

Part II Topics in Astrophysics

Michaelmas Term, 24 Lectures – Prof. A C Fabian and Prof. G F Gilmore

PLEASE REFER TO SPECIAL TIMETABLE COVERING THIS COURSE

  • Stars and Stellar Evolution
  • Compact Objects (WD, NS, BH) I & II
  • Supernovae, pulsars, gravitational waves I & II
  • Accretion
  • X-ray binaries
  • Active Galactic Nuclei I & II
  • Things with jets & gamma-ray bursts
  • Gravitational lensing
  • Clusters of galaxies
  • How science works/Basics/Dimensional reasoning
  • Radiation mechanisms, and particle messengers
  • Dark Matter
  • Distances, Dark Energy, and why they matter
  • Galaxies and their evolution
  • Formation and evolution of the chemical elements
  • Our solar system, and others

Books

† Carroll, B.W. & Ostlie, D.A. An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics (Addison-Wesley) 1996.

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